Federal budget earmarks -- those well-hidden local pork projects -- generate as much negative public reaction as just about any antic undertaken by our lawmakers. When the public hears horror stories ...

Middlesex County officials were joined by Gov. Phil Murphy for the groundbreaking of a new community sporting venue and student center at Middlesex College, the county's community college, on Jan. 21.

Michigan lawmakers gave out roughly $457 million in earmarks to a total of 147 nonprofits and government units in a nearly ...

President Elon Musk and Vice President Donald Trump have promised to “rein in out-of-control federal spending and reshape a lazy workforce.” The nonprofit Citizens Against Government Waste has ...

Senators overcome GOP filibuster on bill laden with so-called "pork" projects. Dec. 12, 2009 — -- Senators narrowly voted Saturday to cut off debate on an omnibus spending bill with $447 billion ...

Funds for pig-odor study no laughing matter in Iowa, where smell wafts into homes. DES MOINES, Iowa — On Capitol Hill, a $1.7 million earmark for pig odor research in Iowa has become a big, fat joke ...

Bruce Brinkman of Valmeyer, Illinois, remembers working with pigs from a young age. He started raising pigs at age 12 as a ...

ALBANY – State residents who pay close attention to how Albany operates should be familiar by now with the names of the elected officials who decide how their money gets spent. But if they really want ...